On 4 October, a new recording with Omer Meir Wellber conducting the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jonathan Biss will be released by Orchid Classic. The recording combines Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Sally Beamish’s “City Stanzas”, which was inspired by Beethoven’s piano concerto but also by Jonathan Biss’ virtuoso playing.
Further information on the recording as well as texts by Jonathan Biss and Sally Beamish on the pieces can be found at Orchid Classics.
Composer Sally Beamish and conductor Omer Meir Wellber already know each other from the BBC video conversation series The Music Room, which was created by Wellber in 2020 and focused on Beethoven’s nine symphonies. All episodes can be watched here.